Land power: The 76mm Shermans and M-36/M26’s would have given the Soviets a fit. We had several thousand of the newer 90mm tanks.
Officers: Draw. Each side had seasoned officers.
Air Power: The YAK-3 may have been one of the best WW2 fighters but we had the advantage and we had jets(P-80/Meteor). The Soviets would have starved to death when we crushed their rail lines.
Intangibles: We had the German military on our side in vast numbers and they wanted the Soviets out of Germany.
“We had the German military on our side in vast numbers and they wanted the Soviets out of Germany.”
Pretty depraved to kill a single American to ensure the territorial integrity of Germany from the Soviets after what the Germans did in the east.
Not worth a single GI’s life.
“Land power: The 76mm Shermans and M-36/M26’s would have given the Soviets a fit. We had several thousand of the newer 90mm tanks”
The Soviets had about 30,000 T-34s with 85mm guns. We had 2200 M26 Pershing with 90mm guns. The Soviets had 6400 IS-2,3 and 4 heavy tanks with 122 mm guns.